2009 Private School Admission Results - Share them as you get them!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks PP...we are pleasantly surprised. We purposely did not apply to the big 3...the numbers are not on ANYONE'S side. It is craziness to put all your eggs in those baskets, especially when there are so many great little schools around!

Good luck to everyone

Congratulations! Do you have some sense of which you'll choose, assuming the others come in acceptances?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks PP...we are pleasantly surprised. We purposely did not apply to the big 3...the numbers are not on ANYONE'S side. It is craziness to put all your eggs in those baskets, especially when there are so many great little schools around!

Good luck to everyone

Congratulations! Do you have some sense of which you'll choose, assuming the others come in acceptances?

No idea. No idea. Literally. There are major pluses to each school. I am thinking of writing down the names and throwing darts at them.

[Anonymous]

DD
4th
SFS - No space, GDS - WL
WISC - 99+%
No FA, nonwhite

At least we don't need to go through this exercise again until HS!

[Anonymous]

Beavoir and Sidwell: Accepted
GDS: waitlisted
DD
Pre-K
WPPSI: 99.9%; no FA; slight diversity (part Asian-American); no connection; not wealthy; not from feeder school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Beavoir and Sidwell: Accepted
GDS: waitlisted
DD
Pre-K
WPPSI: 99.9%; no FA; slight diversity (part Asian-American); no connection; not wealthy; not from feeder school

Good for you! Seriously congratulations!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Beavoir and Sidwell: Accepted
GDS: waitlisted
DD
Pre-K
WPPSI: 99.9%; no FA; slight diversity (part Asian-American); no connection; not wealthy; not from feeder school

Good for you! Seriously congratulations!!

Thanks, we feel very lucky and fortunate and are somewhat in shock. Most of all we're very torn as we like both schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Beavoir and Sidwell: Accepted
GDS: waitlisted
DD
Pre-K
WPPSI: 99.9%; no FA; slight diversity (part Asian-American); no connection; not wealthy; not from feeder school

Good for you! Seriously congratulations!!

Thanks, we feel very lucky and fortunate and are somewhat in shock. Most of all we're very torn as we like both schools.

Yes, I can see that. I applied to both but only got into one (won't say which one). Both are GREAT schools. Go with your gut feeling of where your child and your family would fit in best. I was afraid if I got into both I would struggle with the same decision. You'll make the right decision. Best of luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Beavoir and Sidwell: Accepted
GDS: waitlisted
DD
Pre-K
WPPSI: 99.9%; no FA; slight diversity (part Asian-American); no connection; not wealthy; not from feeder school

Good for you! Seriously congratulations!!

Thanks, we feel very lucky and fortunate and are somewhat in shock. Most of all we're very torn as we like both schools.

Yes, I can see that. I applied to both but only got into one (won't say which one). Both are GREAT schools. Go with your gut feeling of where your child and your family would fit in best. I was afraid if I got into both I would struggle with the same decision. You'll make the right decision. Best of luck!

Beauvoir is vastl superior from Pre-K to 3. The question, though, is where do you want to be for 4th grade? Go visit and research NCS. Once you sign up for Beauvoir, your odds of being a Cathedral School lifer are pretty high, so you better be comfortable with the presumptive next step.

[Anonymous]

DD, Pre-K
Beauvoir - accept
St. Pats - accept
Cap Hill Day - accept
GDS - w/l
Lowell - still waiting

Thrilled!!! Got our top two choices.

[Anonymous]

A different poster here, but the PP has me thinking a lot. One of the choices we have is a religious school, and the path to HS would most likely be a religious school. I am nervous about the narrow path...

[Anonymous]

I am devasted.....

DD got rejected at Potomac and Maret. I really thought she would get into one of them. Not sure what to do now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD, Pre-K
Beauvoir - accept
St. Pats - accept
Cap Hill Day - accept
GDS - w/l
Lowell - still waiting

Thrilled!!! Got our top two choices.

I am surprised to see so many applying to Cap Hill Day school. I know the reality is that it is a safety school for many. But it sure shows CHDS is rising through the ranks. I just hope that most of you take a hard look at us before saying no to your safety school. We love the place and in retrospect feel lucky to have been waitlisted by the Big 3.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Beauvoir is vastly superior [to Sidwell] from Pre-K to 3.

What's your basis for this statement? Not trying to argue - just curious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Beauvoir is vastly superior [to Sidwell] from Pre-K to 3.

What's your basis for this statement? Not trying to argue - just curious.

The fact that Beauvoir's exclusive focus is on Pre-K to 3. Sidwell has to focus all the way up to 12.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Beauvoir is vastly superior [to Sidwell] from Pre-K to 3.

What's your basis for this statement? Not trying to argue - just curious.

The fact that Beauvoir's exclusive focus is on Pre-K to 3. Sidwell has to focus all the way up to 12.

OK, thanks for the quick response. Any other reasons?